it was the home of mr. donegan. he was 84 years old. he was married to a woman who just happened to be white. they had been married for 20 years if not longer. they lived in this area. mob came this far, which is far removed from where the other activities were. they knew he lived there and they knew he was married to a white woman and they thought that they would kill him. he was a cobbler. made reported that he boots for mr. lincoln. he certainly would have been in springfield at the time mr. lincoln was in springfield. >> they came to his house and what happened? >> they lynched him. the building where we are going -- the stateed fortal served as a refuge the black people. the arsenal was a safe haven for black people and across the street on the grounds of the state capital. where did they go from there? itthat was about the end of because the state militia started to show up. that was the end of two days of rioting. >> how much damage was done and how many people were killed? there were 40 homes destroyed , three people were killed

it was the home of mr. donegan. mr. donegan was 84 years old. married to a woman who happened to be white. they had been married for 20 years if not longer. they lived in this area. came this far which was far removed from the other activity him a but they knew that he lived there and they knew that he was married to a white woman, and they thought that they would kill him. he had done nothing. he was a cobbler. it is reported that he made boots for mr. lincoln at one time. >> they come to his house and what happens? >> they lynch him. armory and the grounds of the state capital served as a refuge for the black people who were scared to death. the arsenal was a safe haven for black people. street, that is where the militia was stationed. >> after they had lynched mr. donegan come a where did they go from there? >> that was the end of it. that was the end of two days of riots. how mucht was finished damage was done and how many people were killed? homes that were destroyed. three people were killed. what happened to the prisoners? >> joe james wa